# Hasan Ali: 'I Was Depressed' | Pakistan star opens up Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beard-before-wicket-podcast-7245614/hasan-ali-i-was-depressed-pakistan-star-opens-up Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beard-before-wicket-podcast-7245614/hasan-ali-i-was-depressed-pakistan-star-opens-up.md Podcast: [Beard Before Wicket Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/beard-before-wicket-podcast-7245614) Published: 2026-06-28T06:45:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/beard-before-wicket-podcast/episodes/6a3ec8413fba7ccd9cd4a685 Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67c8bcc8ece4993ac73cefbd/e/6a3ec8413fba7ccd9cd4a685/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beard-before-wicket-podcast-7245614/episodes/hasan-ali-i-was-depressed-pakistan-star-opens-up Duration seconds: 2142 ## Resource Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Nubaid Haroon and special guest Hasan Ali! In this episode Hasan discusses the moment that could've ruined his career and led to him being depressed, the year that turned his life around, his inspirations and shows a side to him not many have seen. Available on ALL podcast networks & YouTube! 00:00 Beard & Hairstyles 1:30 Hasan in the gym for 8 hours? 3:00 Hasan’s misunderstood personality 5:05 Shoaib Akhtar’s & Waqar Younis’ Influence 8:45 How Much Pressure Does Hasan Feel  10:25 2017 Being Life Changing  16:05 The Iconic Celebration 17:30 World Cup Semi Final Dropped Catch & Depression 24:40 Pakistani Culture Problems & South Asia Pressure 29:40 Hasan’s Bond With England 32:55 When Will Hasan Retire FOLLOW BEARD BEFORE WICKET ON SOCIAL 👇🏏 Instagram @beardbeforewicket TikTok @beardbeforewicket #cricket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beard-before-wicket-podcast-7245614/episodes/hasan-ali-i-was-depressed-pakistan-star-opens-up/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/beard-before-wicket-podcast-7245614/hasan-ali-i-was-depressed-pakistan-star-opens-up.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.